Painting What I Want to Paint

The olives were just so you wouldn’t think I am freakishly obsessed with The Oak Grove Bridge.

However, what other people think about me is none of my business.

new bridge in progress

On my list of artistic goals this year is to do a large, fully detailed oil painting, of The Oak Grove Bridge. I’ve been painting it 6×6, 8×8, 8×10, 10×10, and woo-woo, 11×14″ for quite awhile. When I thought about what I F E E L like painting (I try very hard to be rational and business-like in my painting decisions but sometimes I get tired), I realized that it would be very satisfying to do a large and very careful painting of my favorite bridge.

Then I realized that I can. There are no pressing deadlines, no upcoming shows, no studio tour, nothing that requires cranking out lots of small (i.e. inexpensive) paintings to sell at these events.

I’m 56, self-employed, and free to paint what I want.

So there.

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